30 Aug What’s Next Pages/Elle Decor
My temporary tenure at Elle Decor ended with the September issue. I had several fun things in it, IMO, including the What’s Next pages, which featured, among other things, this...
24 Aug Van Cleef & Arpels Perlee additions in Galerie
For centuries, gold beads have been an often used yet under celebrated element in jewelry design—the stylish yet quiet sibling to the bright sparkling stars of the sartorial show. A...
New Bulgari collection in ELLE DECOR
Few species have sustained centuries of intrigue quite like the snake. Across cultures, it represents fertility, wisdom, rebirth, danger, and temptation. Those last two qualities can be especially tantalizing when...
27 Jul Schiaparelli show in Paris/Elle Decor
You may have heard about Shocking! The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli now on view at the MuseÌe des Arts DeÌcoratifs. All Schiaparelli all the time (ish). Two years in the making, the...
Best new international hotels/Elle Decor
12 of the best new international hotels, chosen for their fantastic design or architecture or both. Most are in Europe, but not all. And trust me, a lot more are...
30 cool gifts from hotel stores/ Elle Decor
I’ve always been surprised at the super-lame offerings at hotel shops, to the point where I really wanted to have a business creating great stores at high end hotels (didn’t...
13 Jul Rodney Lawrence model apartment design in Elle Decor
Bringing the outside in is a common theme in interior design, but it’s usually in the context of a proper house, not an apartment in an upscale condominium building in...
02 Jul Brooklyn apartment by Revamp Design in Elle Decor
This is such a great house tour – an interior by Revamp Interior Design for a family who has two cats. Big cats. Solution? Velvet upholstery. No loops, no clawing....
23 Jun What’s Next pages/Elle Decor
It’s all about optimistic citrus shades. Shown here, new tabletop by Hermes.
Tiffany & Co. London exhibit/Elle Decor
Tiffany & Co just opened an epic exhibit at Saatchi Gallery in London, an overview of their over 100-year history in that city.